Floor-mop.



J. S. HOOVER.

FLOOR MOP. APPLIOATION rILBD APB.29, 1908.

930,546. V Patented Au o, 1909.

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JAMES s. nooVER, oF MOUNT SHERMAN, KENTUGKY.

FLOOR-MOI Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 10, 1909.

Application filed Apri129, 1908. Serial No. 429,929.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES S. HOOVER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Mount Sherman, in the county of Larue, State of Kentuck have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Floor-Mops; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and eXact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and i use the same.

This invention relates to mop heads, and has for one of its obj ects to improve the construction and increase the eficiency and utility of devices of this character.

Another Object of this invention is to provide a sim ly constructed device of this character w ereby the mopping fabric may be more readily inserted into and removed from the head.

With these and other objects'in view the invention consists in certain novel features of construction as hereinafter shown and described, and specifically pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings em loyed for illustration is shown the preferre embodiment of this invention and in the drawings thus em loyed, and in which corresponding parts are dbnoted by like designating characters, Figure 1, is a Fig. 2, is a section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

The improved device com rises a rectangular frame having spaced sies and 11, a head portion 12, having a socket 13, for the handle 14, and with a lower portion '15, provided with teeth 16, and forming the lower stationary jaw of the device. The bottom member of the frame is increased in thickness from one of its side faces to the other, so that the teeth 16 are inclinedtransversely of the longitudinal plane of the frame. EX- tending through the sides 10 and 11, near the head 12, is a rod 17, and swinging upon this rod is a plate 18, with its free end provided with teeth 19, coacting with the teeth 16, the plate and its teeth constitutingthe movable jaw of the device. The lower edge of the plate 18 is inclined transversely to correspond to the incline of the member 15, so that the teeth 19 are inclined to correspond to the incline of the teeth 16, as shown,

The mopping fabric represented at 20, is doubled over the lower jaw portion 15 and its teeth 16, and the plate 18, when disposed in' closed position as in Fig. 2, causes the teeth 19, to firmly grip the fabric and hold it upon the lower jaw portion. The transverse inclination of the teeth 16-19 causes them to more effectually coperate to hold the fabric.

The plate 18, is provided with a catch 21, to enable it to be more readily operated when the fabric is to be removed or replaced. Surrounding the rod 17, is a spring 22, with one end engaging the plate 18, and the other end engaging a stud 23 on the side member 10, and operating to hold the plate 18, yieldably in closed position. .The rod 17, is provided with catches 23 and 24:, to hold the rod. By this simple means when the fabric 20, is to be dis osed in the head the plate 18, is released y drawing the plate outward by its catch 21, against the force of the spring 22, to separate the teeth 16 and 19, to enable the fabric to be inserted. Then by releasing the catch 21, the spring 22, will automatically close the plate, and cause the teeth 19, to firmly compress the fabrc between the jaws.

The force or grip of the j aws will be sufficient to hold the fabric against any pressure or strains to .which it will be subjected when in use.

The device is simple in construction, can be ineX ensively manufactured, isstrong and dura le and operates effectually for the purposes described.

What is claimed is:

1. A mop head comprising a rectangular frame having a handle extending from one end member and with inwardly directed teeth upon the other end member, said end member increasing in thickness from one side face to the other whereby said teeth are inclined transversely to the longitudinal plane of the frame, a clamp member having transversely arranged teeth at one end inclined transversely to the longitudinal plane of the clamp member, means for swingngly mounting said clamp member within said frame with its teeth coperating with the teeth of the frame to support a mop element between them, and prevented from passing through the frame by the inclined form of the teeth and a spring operating to maintain said clamp member yieldably in position.

2. A mop head comprising a rectangular frame having a handle eXtending from one end member and with inwardly directed teeth upon the other end member, said end member increasing in thickness from one *side face to the other Whereby said teeth are with one end extending into engagement with inclined transversely to the longitudinal said lug and the other end extending into enplane of the frame 3 said frame providedwth gagement With said elan member. a iug directed nwardly from one of its side In testimony whereof, :LfiiX mysignature,

'5 members,ha clamp remter avin transin presence of two witnesses.

verse teet at one en ine ine to t e ongitudinal plane of the clamp member, a piVot JAMES HOOVER' rod eXtending through the side members of VVitnesses: said frame and likewise through said olamp JESSE HILL,

10 member, and a spring coiled around said rod H. J. BENNIGFIED. 

